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south china sea. again, we initiated this from the staff members in our office. i could go on. let me just say that the other areas, important areas that our staff have worked on in the past six years include our pioneering work and economic fairness, the need for stronger programs in the areas of adult education, the efforts from inside our office to encourage a full spectrum of energy development, the preservation of civil war battlefields and the vital need to rebalance the constitutional relationship between the congress and the presidency, which i have pursued in both administrations that have been in office while i have been a member of the united states senate. and at this point, because i really will not have time to list all of the contributions by my staff members, i would ask unanimous consent, mr. president, the names and the positions of my staff members be entered into the record at this point. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. webb: thank you, mr. president. and
south china sea. again, we initiated this from the staff members in our office. i could go on. let me just say that the other areas, important areas that our staff have worked on in the past six years include our pioneering work and economic fairness, the need for stronger programs in the areas of adult education, the efforts from inside our office to encourage a full spectrum of energy development, the preservation of civil war battlefields and the vital need to rebalance the constitutional...
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i have seen india and china when we went to china in 2004, maybe 2003, the period with an india and china was maybe $2 billion. it was a mango driven trade. today, i think this month the chinese prime minister promised to india we are going to talk 150 billion as the next horizon. this is without, without drawing on line issues but it is drawing on claims. so i think what asia is looking for is that we can have coalitions within each other without necessarily being get david to. now, it's a dangerous game but all games are dangerous, as kissinger made a lifetime career out of asia. but this is the way it is, and military power as a dominant element of strategy will not work. as a background element of strategy, yes. essential, important. it could have for the first time three years ago, there was a conference in which we discussed india and american cooperation in the pacific. never happened before. it doesn't mean that navies are going to march and conquer the items. but we are taking positions which are cooperative, which are dynamic, and which recognize that nations change, people chan
i have seen india and china when we went to china in 2004, maybe 2003, the period with an india and china was maybe $2 billion. it was a mango driven trade. today, i think this month the chinese prime minister promised to india we are going to talk 150 billion as the next horizon. this is without, without drawing on line issues but it is drawing on claims. so i think what asia is looking for is that we can have coalitions within each other without necessarily being get david to. now, it's a...
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Dec 11, 2012
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china sees it. we have to see it. china is insinuating itself into the economy of mayor -- major african nations. they are offering loans, their contracts, their engineers and their investments in africa. we are not. we're going to rue the day. africa is a great opportunity for us, and this bill addresses it. i sincerely hope that my colleagues in the senate will take a look at the statement which i'm placing in the record and consider supporting this greater exports to africa trade bill. this is something we can do to increase jobs in america, increase trade with africa and really build those countries which share our values. the difference between the united states, china and other countries, we come to the marketplace with values. we have to make certain those values are protected. we can only do it if we are honest traders and actively engaged in expanding the market for our goods and services. mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that this statement in its entirety be entered in the record and i yield the floor
china sees it. we have to see it. china is insinuating itself into the economy of mayor -- major african nations. they are offering loans, their contracts, their engineers and their investments in africa. we are not. we're going to rue the day. africa is a great opportunity for us, and this bill addresses it. i sincerely hope that my colleagues in the senate will take a look at the statement which i'm placing in the record and consider supporting this greater exports to africa trade bill. this...
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the problem from the russian point of view was that gorbachev also wanted to improve relations with china and japan. and with 100 inf missiles directed at him, how was he going to do that? it's really not in their interest to have 100 missiles out of europe. and it was really in their interest. now, we now have access, have for some years, records of the polit bureau discussions. and let me go back to a couple words about president reagan. before he first met gorbachev, he wrote out on a yellow pad several pages, without any prompting from anybody, what he wanted to achieve in geneva in his first meeting. this was handed literally to me as we are getting off the plane in geneva, saying this is what the president has on his mind. if he is wrong somewhere, we will have to straighten him out. actually, it was a very, very precise paper. and among other things, he pointed out that our biggest problems, one of these was a lack of trust. that he had to find a way to begin to create trust. we're not going to solve anything else. he also had it, if i don't achieve anything else, i must convince g
the problem from the russian point of view was that gorbachev also wanted to improve relations with china and japan. and with 100 inf missiles directed at him, how was he going to do that? it's really not in their interest to have 100 missiles out of europe. and it was really in their interest. now, we now have access, have for some years, records of the polit bureau discussions. and let me go back to a couple words about president reagan. before he first met gorbachev, he wrote out on a yellow...
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Dec 13, 2012
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think about countries like china and germany. they're continuing to expand their wind industries in the renewable energy sectors. if we don't support our wind energy industry here and the wind manufacturing facilities we're effectively offshoring and exporting those jobs. our global competitors aren't hesitating. they're encouraging wind power development. and they know the longer we fail to act, literally the more wind they can steal from our sails. so enough is enough. this is an american industry. it needs to continue to be an american industry. but we risk everything, literally everything if we let the p.t.c. lapse in 18 days. so let's focus on this made in america potential. through it we can obtain energy independence. we can ensure energy security and we keep jobs in new mexico and colorado, minnesota, new york, every state in our great country. so let's not wait any longer. let's continue to build this clean energy economy right here in the united states. mr. president, let's do it today. the p.t.c. equals jobs. let's pas
think about countries like china and germany. they're continuing to expand their wind industries in the renewable energy sectors. if we don't support our wind energy industry here and the wind manufacturing facilities we're effectively offshoring and exporting those jobs. our global competitors aren't hesitating. they're encouraging wind power development. and they know the longer we fail to act, literally the more wind they can steal from our sails. so enough is enough. this is an american...
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if you look at china in particular, they are now looking at corporate bonds and alternative investments within u.s. treasury securities because they don't like what they see and understandably so. so we are living on borrowed time. we've created another bubble in my view is the reason the fed is doing a kissimmee and it was changed to where they have to be concerned with short-term employment. in the absence of the deck unsustainable over time. >> the most successful fiscal consolidations in the developed democratic world occurred in canada in the mid-1990s. i frankly asked canadian politicians, how did she do it? because the public wind from cheering on spending two and a set deficits within a matter of a year or two so that governments in canada now with some peril if they don't balance the budget. the answer you most frequently to do so they have to do was say that 40% of revenues was going to pay the interest bill and the canadian debt. the public immediately realized i was not a great idea and became strongly against increasing the debt further. we can't make that argument for othe
if you look at china in particular, they are now looking at corporate bonds and alternative investments within u.s. treasury securities because they don't like what they see and understandably so. so we are living on borrowed time. we've created another bubble in my view is the reason the fed is doing a kissimmee and it was changed to where they have to be concerned with short-term employment. in the absence of the deck unsustainable over time. >> the most successful fiscal consolidations...
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it's important as china assumes greater responsibility, we're not talking about the people of china, we're talking about the government of china. who is aiding and abetting and allowing this religious prosecution to go on. in fact, it is part of state policy. and we hope that with the change in leadership in china that's just taken place, there will be a changes change in attitude. the truth is that china has much to offer the world and we hope for a peaceful, prosperous are rise for the people of china and looking forward to working together with them to making the world a better place. china cannot assume that role as long as there not is not respect for religious liberties. as far as these practices are happening in that country with the direction of its government. of course, egypt has been in the headlines lately. it's been well documented that violence against particularly orthodox christians has been high in 2011, violent sectarian attacks resulted in nearly 100 deaths. surpassing the death total of the previous ten years combined. i think the arab spring has a lot of promise.
it's important as china assumes greater responsibility, we're not talking about the people of china, we're talking about the government of china. who is aiding and abetting and allowing this religious prosecution to go on. in fact, it is part of state policy. and we hope that with the change in leadership in china that's just taken place, there will be a changes change in attitude. the truth is that china has much to offer the world and we hope for a peaceful, prosperous are rise for the people...
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i don't want them on a slow boat to china or a fast track to mexico. i might not ever get my steel mill back. baltimore might not ever have those jobs back but, you know, we've got to get serious in our country, what are our priorities. we have to start rewarding those industries that make products in this country. right now our whole code is oriented to protecting people who make money off of money. well, let me tell you, one day america -- we're already getting a big wake-up call. so, madam president, i have fought for more than 25 years to reverse this tide against american manufacturing and against american steel, and i'm going to keep on fighting. but right now as we go on to -- debating this fiscal cliff, we've got to make sure we look out for the safety net. if you went with me right now to dundalk and sparrow's point they would tell you they want their job and if they can't are have their job, could they please have a safety net that protects them in terms of unemployment insurance, health care benefits, and something to be able to be a bridge
i don't want them on a slow boat to china or a fast track to mexico. i might not ever get my steel mill back. baltimore might not ever have those jobs back but, you know, we've got to get serious in our country, what are our priorities. we have to start rewarding those industries that make products in this country. right now our whole code is oriented to protecting people who make money off of money. well, let me tell you, one day america -- we're already getting a big wake-up call. so, madam...
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partners such as singapore and the philippines, and expanding our mil-to-mil dialogue and exchanges with china. we are also enhancing our presence and capabilities in the region. that includes reality the naval fleet -- reallocating the naval fleet to achieve a 60-40 split between the pacific and atlantic oceans. hopefully will do that by 2020. increasing army and marine presence in the region, after iraq and afghanistan. locating our most advanced aircraft in the pacific, including the deployment of f-22's and the in the 22 ospreys in japan. and laying the groundwork for the first overseas deployment of the f-35 joint strike fighter in 2017. the third element of our strategy is that as we do force projection in the asia-pacific and in the middle east, we still have to maintain our global leadership and presence. i building innovative partnerships and partner capacity across the globe, and using these innovative rotational deployments as a way to do exercises and training with other countries, developing their capabilities so they can help provide for their own security. in latin america, in a
partners such as singapore and the philippines, and expanding our mil-to-mil dialogue and exchanges with china. we are also enhancing our presence and capabilities in the region. that includes reality the naval fleet -- reallocating the naval fleet to achieve a 60-40 split between the pacific and atlantic oceans. hopefully will do that by 2020. increasing army and marine presence in the region, after iraq and afghanistan. locating our most advanced aircraft in the pacific, including the...
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and if you look at china in particular, they are now looking for corporate bonds and alternative investments rather than u.s. treasury securities because they don't like what they see and understandably so. we are living on borrowed time. we have created another bubble. my view is the reason the fed is doing that is because their mandate was changed in the late 70's to where they have to be concerned with short-term unemployment. in the absence of the congress and president working together to get a fiscal deal, they're the only game in town, so we need a fiscal deal and then ultimately the fed has to change its policies because both are improve -- in britain and unsustainable over time. >> the most successful physical consolidations in the developed democratic world occurred in canada in the mid-1990s. and i frequently asked canadian politicians, how did you do it? because the public point from cheering on spending to an abhorrence of deficits within a matter of a year to. so governments in canada now, there is some peril if they don't balance the budget. and the answer you most frequently
and if you look at china in particular, they are now looking for corporate bonds and alternative investments rather than u.s. treasury securities because they don't like what they see and understandably so. we are living on borrowed time. we have created another bubble. my view is the reason the fed is doing that is because their mandate was changed in the late 70's to where they have to be concerned with short-term unemployment. in the absence of the congress and president working together to...
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and senator inouye was well-regarded in china for that service. and so the group of norse -- there must have been -- and so the group of norse -- ther of se must have been a dozen of us -- got together with the leaders of china. we were accorded every courtesy we could possibly be accorded because of the presence of senator inouye and senator stevens. they were like brothers. they called one another "brothers." they acted that way in private. they served that way in the senate as chairman and vice-chairman and vice-chairman and chairman of the appropriations committee. they single-handedly shaped our american defense posture and they did it with skill and pay troivmen--and patriotism and the that very few could have. several senators have mentioned how bipartisan dan inouye was. he was of the old school. not a bad school for today, in my point of view. he treated each senator with courtesy, even the newer senators. he treated each senator with a sense of equality, even those who were in the minority and not on his side of the aisle. he was always
and senator inouye was well-regarded in china for that service. and so the group of norse -- there must have been -- and so the group of norse -- ther of se must have been a dozen of us -- got together with the leaders of china. we were accorded every courtesy we could possibly be accorded because of the presence of senator inouye and senator stevens. they were like brothers. they called one another "brothers." they acted that way in private. they served that way in the senate as...